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This chapter examines the U.S.'s struggle to develop an innovative cavalry doctrine and a mechanized force. During the 1920s, the course of developing mechanization had been deflected by the president's national military strategy, budget restrictions, the Depression, and the mind-set of the traditional line branches. It was only in 1930 that the idea of mechanized force became a goal, because it offered a new way of warfare based on flexibility, maneuverability, mobility and speed, and surprise.

This chapter examines the U.S.'s struggle to develop an innovative cavalry doctrine and a mechanized force. During the 1920s, the course of developing mechanization had been deflected by the president's national military strategy, budget restrictions, the Depression, and the mind-set of the traditional line branches. It was only in 1930 that the idea of mechanized force became a goal, because it offered a new way of warfare based on flexibility, maneuverability, mobility and speed, and surprise.